High temperatures, increasing winds bring fire danger, smoke to Spokane area

High temperatures and increasing winds bring fire danger and smoke to Spokane area.

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Wed., July 14, 2021

Neighbors along Glenrose Road saw the hillsides partially obscured by wild fire smoke, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Spokane.

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Nancy O’Donovan checked the air quality index before heading out on a 5-mile walk along High Drive with her daughter, Juniper, and Hidey the dog, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Spokane, Smoke from wild fires obscures the view behind her in the Eagle Ridge and Palouse Highway. areas.

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Nancy Risse, 75, and her "grand-dogs" Denver and Beasley, take a walk along Glenrose Road with hazy skies from wild fire covering the Spokane area, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Spokane.

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Drivers along Glenrose Road saw the hillsides partially obscured by wild fire smoke, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Spokane.

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Donna, Anna and Leo Young sit under colorful umbrellas while watching the SuperTots Sports Academy at Skyprairie Park in Spokane, Wash on a hazy July 14, 2021. Smoke blowing from a large fire in Nespelem contributed to an Air Quality Index that was rated Unheatlthy For Sensitive Groups.

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Shady business: a youngling female white-tailed deer grazes in the shade on a hazy July 14, 2021 in the Five Mile Prairie area of Spokane, Wash. Smoke blowing from a large fire in Nespelem contributed to an Air Quality Index that was rated Unheatlthy For Sensitive Groups.

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A youngling female white-tailed deer, with a few spots left from her fawn days, is seen on a hazy July 2021 day in the Five Mile Prairie area.

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The slight smell of smoke and a slight haze in the air when looking toward the Spokane County Courthouse indicates Spokane is again begin layered with smoke from distant wild fires Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

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The slight smell of smoke and a slight haze in the air when looking toward I-90 and the Sunset Highway indicates Spokane is again begin layered with smoke from distant wild fires Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

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